Comments on: What are the best Georgette Heyer Romances? Poll:

By: Keira

Keira — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:05:23 +0000

Snort! I should do that – the Worst Heyer books… that’d be fun!

By: Felicity

Felicity — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:03:58 +0000

The problem with your poll is…easier to pick 5 we DON’T like (as much)! I so enjoy the fact that she can be extremely funny and clever in her characterisation, and can write descriptive passages about a character for pages, and it is so well-done it holds my attention, it sets the scene for the way the book unfolds. Most authors who tried that would lose me FAST. So many of her books cross the boundaries…romance, but with a mystery, such as Reluctant Widow, and her mysteries, not counted here, are spectacular – I love Foosteps in the Dark and…but the only bad thing I can say abpout her books are, they end, and there are waaay too few of them!

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:05:58 +0000

I have read nearly all of them and love to reread them almost on a yearly basis, my all time favourite is Devil’s Cub, but I love the Corinthian, These Old Shades, Cotillion and The Convenient Marriage almost the same amount, i am extending my Heyer library with her mystery novels and have nearly all of them.

By: Keira

Keira — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:48:20 +0000

Okay with a recommendation like that I’m definitely grabbing those from my library next.

By: Cathie

Cathie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:14:17 +0000

God, that was HARD. I’ve read almost all of them, and I have so many favorites! The top two are The Reluctant Widow and Cotillion, but after that, the list is looonnnng.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:25:55 +0000

hard to pick just five!
I am rereading The Unknown Ajax right now, and wonder if anyone knows the name and/or author of the poem(?) that is quoted throughout this book?

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:08:22 +0000

I’ve read them all, I’ve kept most of them, but I find some of them are wearing much better than others. I have yet to tire of Devil’s Cub or These Old Shades, and, though it’s not really a romance but more of a realistic women’s fiction, I think A Civil Contract is genius.

By: Infogenium

Infogenium — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:57 +0000

I have read all but 2 of her historicals and al her crime fiction…sigh…Man could she write – dialogue and characterisations are simply perfect. My all time favourites are These Old Shades & Venetia (and The Devils Cub and Frederica and The Convenient Marriage…)

By: Monika

Monika — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:43:16 +0000

I’ve read most of her Regency romances and all of her crime novels. I find it difficult to just pick one (or five) but among my favorites are These Old Shades, Venetia, Faro’s Daughter, Devil’s Cub, The Grand Sophy, The Talisman Ring, Black Sheep, The Quiet Gentleman, Regency Buck, Lady of Quality and Behold, Here’s Poison.

By: Jill Taylor

Jill Taylor — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:32:51 +0000

I have read most of her Regency novels over and over again as I just love them. My favorite is Regency Buck.